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It's shielding against blanks.  It's the legacy of Brandon Lee.  Even though the firearms are firing blanks, and even though union laws clearly state you cannot fire a weapon in the direct line of a camera, you have to shield DP and any other crew during gun play.

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Yeah, I really don't know what to say to this.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/s … rd-cantour

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http://0.media.dorkly.cvcdn.com/56/33/cd6f13f612a658775ad7af4076976f7b.jpg

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Voyagers is on Amazon Prime.  /thread

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The redhead who gets murdered in Maniac is the woman who introduced me to my wife.

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Buddy of mine wrote for Threshold.  Basically, at the behest if the network, 4 episodes worth of story got crammed into the pilot.

I've been trying to get the guys to do Batman Begins for a while.

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That jar of Jelly Belly's was the only thing keeping me going in the off hours.

I loved that movie so hard, and I will go to bat for it with an actual bat.

I'm going to throw in Upstream Color just so we can get some healthy debate going.

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OH!  I want to add Uptream Color!  FOrgot it was this year.

Phoenix was where I forced myself to nap for an hour.  10 minutes after we finished, I had to go pick up my son and then run errands until about 7, then I had to edit another project until 10:30 that night.

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Lol, thanks man.

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Im pissed i left 2 minutes before that photo was taken.

Kyle wrote:

Thank you, that's very kind.  I would love to do as many of these that they'd like me back for, if any.  Getting out to L.A. is a bit of a pain but I would come back for something like this in a heartbeat.

We had fun having you man.

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1.  Prisoner of Azkaban
2.  Deathly Hallows Part 1
3.  Order of the Phoenix
4.  Half Blood Prince
5.  Sorcerrer's  Stone

*shakes head really fast*

Sorry about that.  Here's my real list.

1.  Act of Killing
2.  Gravity
3.  Stories We Tell
4.  Captain Phillips
5.  Prisoners

The video states pacific.

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Apocalypse is the uber X-Men bad guy.  THousands year old mutant.  God like powers.  Hitler like outlook.

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If there's only 3 nominees, then yeah, those three.

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I'll do a quick rundown of the ones I've seen.

"The Act of Killing," We discussed on Documentality.  I love it.  My pick to win.
   "The Armstrong Lie," Haven't seen it, but it looks good, and Alex Gibney usually gets a Nomination.
   "Blackfish," We discussed.  I think it's for sure a nomination.
   "The Crash Reel," Very cool doc.  Not sure it'll make it to next round, as Life according to Sam will suck the tearjerker vote.
   "Cutie and the Boxer," Haven't seen it, but have heard great things.  Exit Through the Gift Shop meets Jiro, is how one friend described it.
   "Dirty Wars," It's awful purty, and the pace is excellent, but it's straight journalism with a bent towards polemic.  I think the academy has Middle East fatigue.  Don't think it makes it to next round.
   "First Cousin Once Removed," Haven't seen it, trailer didn't stir me.
   "God Loves Uganda," Heard good things.  It's basically about Christian Evangelicals in Uganda.
   "Life According to Sam," This...was a tough one to watch.  Ooof.  Kids with Progeria.
   "Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer," Really dug it.  Has an outside chance to make it to the final five.
   "The Square," Shoe in for a nom.  Acquired footage of Tarhir Square revolutions.  Street level views of revolution.  It's a doc equivalent of Gravity.
   "Stories We Tell," We'll discuss this on Documentality sometime before Noms are announced.
   "Tim’s Vermeer," Total Teague Bait.  Exploration in how Vermeer acheived photorealism using high tech-ery to figure it out.
   "20 Feet from Stardom," More Teague bait, and potential upset for the Oscar.  Story of Backup SIngers.
   "Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington," A Restrepo like Doc about one of the makers of Restrepo.  Outside chance for a nom.

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I do.  Polley is a darling in this town and (not sure if you've seen the film or not) what she accomplishes technically with SWT is pretty fascinating.  This is to say nothing of the story which is truly wrenching and unique.

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Yeah, for my money, I think the final five will be:

Act of Killing
Blackfish
The Square
20 Feet
and either Which Way or Armstrong Lie

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One of RObotech's oddest legacies is that the US company that distributed it here, Harmony Gold, still has it's offices on the Sunset Strip here in Hollywood.  They have a very nice screening room that they rent out all the time for premiere's, SAG, and DGA screenings.  You always here of screenings at the Harmony GOld theater, but most don't realize what Harmony Gold does mostly.

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For all the Documentality listeners here, the Academy just announced the Best Documentary Feature shortlist for the Oscars.

   "The Act of Killing," Final Cut for Real
   "The Armstrong Lie," The Kennedy/Marshall Company
   "Blackfish," Our Turn Productions
   "The Crash Reel," KP Rides Again
   "Cutie and the Boxer," Ex Lion Tamer and Cine Mosaic
   "Dirty Wars," Civic Bakery
   "First Cousin Once Removed," Experiments in Time, Light & Motion
   "God Loves Uganda," Full Credit Productions
   "Life According to Sam," Fine Films
   "Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer," Roast Beef Productions
   "The Square," Noujaim Films and Maktube Productions
   "Stories We Tell," National Film Board of Canada
   "Tim’s Vermeer," High Delft Pictures
   "20 Feet from Stardom," Gil Friesen Productions and Tremolo Productions
   "Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington," Tripoli Street